therefore, i have recused myself in the matter. that deal with the trump campaign. >> the attorney general faces the fire but can the white house withstand the mounting pressure? police are searching for the suspects involved in this brazen daylight drive-by shooting. a dui stop on the side of the road lands one officer bathed in beer following an unrelated accident. one mexican leader has a message for president trump and the wall he wants to build across the border. and two young boys remind us that true friendship really is color blind. "early today" starts right now. happy friday to you. i'm frances rivera. a total witch hunt.

that's how the president of the united states is describing it this morning. attorney general jeff sessions recusing himself of any federal probe of the trump campaign chrks could include suggestions of rush man meddling. there was a conversation with the russian ambassador in july. again in september, a one-on-one conversation in sessions' senate office, at a time when allegations of russian influence were in the headlines. overnight, questions of another discussion with russia's ambassador during an interview with fox news. >> i don't recall any discussion of the campaign in any significant way. it was in no way some sort of coordinating of an effort or doing anything improper. >> according to news report, you met with the ambassador twice in person and one phone conversation. is that the extent of the contact? >> i don't remember whether i

had a phone call conversation or not. >> we just received a call from your office. we're hearing that there was not a phone call. was there? >> i don't recall any such phone call. >> you don't recall any such phone call. >> lashing out at democrats, president trump said they have lost their grip on reality and that the real story all the the illegal leaks of information. part of a series of late-night tweets defending sessions. president conceded sessions could have statd his response more accurately when asked about his past communication with russian officials. it was a controversy that grew at rapid fire pace. for as of this morning, at least 86 lawmakers are calling for his to resign. >> reporter: the commander in chief touring the u.s..gerald ford aircraft carrier. standing by his attorney

general. asked whether he had confidence in jeff sessions, his answer? >> total. >> reporter: and whether he thought he testified truthfully. >> i think he probably did. >> reporter: mr. trump adding he wasn't aware that sessions had spoken to the russian ambassador. saying they only heard about the conversation with kislyak right before a trip. reverberating on capitol hill. >> i think it's best in this case, he recuse himself. >> i think the attorney general should further clarify. i do think he'll need to recuse himself as this point. >> reporter: top democrats going further. >> the fact that the attorney general, the top cop in our country, lied underoath to the american people is grounds for him to resign. >> for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should redine. >> reporter: democrats raising questions about the the times of

his september meeting with the bass dor. just three days after president trump said sanctions on russia should not rolled back. dianne feinstein cast doubt on his claim. >> this particular ambassador is hard to forget. so, to say that he couldn't remember is just simply not believable. >> that was peter alexander reporting. while the white house was dealing with the sessions controversy in full force, two new cabinet members joined their ranks. dr. ben carson, the neurosurgeon and once gop presidential hopeful was confirmed and sworn in as the new secretary of housing and urban dwochlt. and texas governor rick perry is now on board as head of the energy department. the news comes as we get word that the president's modified travel ban won't be released until next weeked a the

earliest. it's one of handful of delays the the executive order has seen since it was suspended last month. the u.s. military is escalating involvement in war torn yemen. more than 20 air strikes were launched. officials say the strikes were conducted by drone and manned aircraft a. one senior intelligence source says the strike demonstrate a new gloves off approach to defeating al qaeda in the region. this morning, kansas city police are senching for suspects in a disturbing drive-by shooting. here you see an suv pulling right up, and then suddenly, a gunman oppose fire right across the road way. it shoots off at least a dozen bullets. the suspect speeds right off. they believe the suspects were targeted this parked car on the other side of the road. amazingly, no one was hurt. two people are dead after an uprising at a nebraska prison. officials say that the

disturbance started when about 40 inmates refused to return to cells after a small courtyard fire. the prison was put on lockdown. several fights broke out between the inmates, leading to two deaths and several ipg ris. no staff was injured. no other details were given. the incident happened where two others died in a 2015 riot. it's the hottest stock on wall street. snap, the parent company of snapchat, now valued at over $35 billion after a hugely successful ipo. and a newly minted 26-year-old millionaire. >> reporter: the app known for its disappearing messages, making a permanent mark on wall street. snap, the parent company of snap chat went public on the new york stock edge change. shares soord 44%. investors are banking on the app's use appeal. >> how many times are you

snapping a day? >> statemeometimes in conversat. 20. >> i send snapchats 25 times a day. >> reporter: it's a mobile messaging app that allows users to send and receive videos and photos that can disappear within 10 seconds. the majority of people using it between 18 and 34. checking the app more than 18 times a day. spending about 30 minutes day snapping. spiegel is compared often to mark zuckerberg. zuckerberg tried to buy snap for $3 billion in cash a few years ago, he declined. now, the investors are cashing in. >> adam san amazing product visionary. he understands what users want. >> reporter: speakle made $5.4 billion. the company now worth about $35

billion. impressive numbers for a company that has yet to turn a profit. an amazing coincidence caught on this officer's dash cam. he pulled over this car for speeding. >> you guys have anything to drink tonight? no? right after that, the officer hears the the squealing brax of a beer truck barreling down the road. watch here, it loses control. sending beer bottles and cans flying, right at the officer and the ore car. >> well over 1,000 pounds of beer bottles shattering and a tidal wave of beer coming at me. he left the first driver out with a warning. details of jane fonda's revelations ahead. first, bill karins. >> it will be told. it will be winter. it still is winter in many

areas. we're watching snow. cleveland, north of pittsburgh, a lot of snow showers. kentucky, new york state, a few in maryland. temperatures dropped overnight. they're going to drop further on the day. right now, wind chill 9, 5 in philadelphia. cleveland at 16. today's highs, chilly if not cold in the 30s. saturday morning, single digits in northern new england. teens in some of the big cities. a big difference from what we've been experiencing. this warm, late winter. a closer look at the day ahead. you can see where the cold air is today. northern great lakes all the way through cleveland, pittsburgh, right through northern new england. we're not that cold in the northern rockies. the cold is confined to the great lakes. not bad at all today for mips, down to denver. we'll give you the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. >> i promise this is the best story to end the week. pair of best buddies in kentucky have gone viral by

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temperatures have come down. skies are not going to stay clear all day. could see snow showers today riding in on winds. 13 miles an hour in philadelphia. 10 mile an hour breeze in wilmington. nowhere near as strong as yesterday. cold air coming into the play and has dropped the temperatures this morning. showers out of our area. first snow showers missing us. more to the west. i expect these to miss us too. the snow showers we could see come through during the day today are moving through begin right now. i gent expect them until this afternoon. see sunshine. right now 34 degrees in philadelphia. wind out of northwest. 12 miles an hour. 34 degrees in king of prussia 28 degrees at 7:00. 33 at 10:00. we'll see a little bit of sunshine in king of prussia. new jersey 31 degrees. 20s for lehigh valley. cold to start with. bit of sunshine at 7 clk. still seeing sunshine at 10:00.

clouds will start moving in at 10:00. this afternoon we'll see scattered light snow showers. it won't be sticking. not with these temperatures. 41 philadelphia. 30 in the suburbs. 37 in lehigh valley. new jersey 42 this afternoon. low 40s at the shore. delaware middle 40s this afternoon. take a closer look. don't go in anywhere where the w is expected in your neighborhood. first francesca reeuscio has yo traffic. multi-vehicle accident. originally blocking the lane. now just blocking the shoulder. cleared for very light traffic to be moving on bay. still pretty dark out right now. can't be seeing the multi-vehicle. there's a tow truck on the scene. take a look at traffic.